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Author fears AI activist backlash over extreme actions

The author expresses frustration with LibreOffice's stance on AI, likening it to a past situation with KDE where a few individuals' extreme actions were used to discredit a larger movement. They fear a similar outcome for anti-AI activists if a small number engage in harmful behavior like doxxing or death threats, which could lead to the author disengaging from the online community. AI

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Author fears AI activist backlash over extreme actions

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The response to LibreOffice's awful "let's all get along" takes on AI is great to see, but I swear, if some fuckers decide to be doxxing or death-threat-sending

    The response to LibreOffice's awful "let's all get along" takes on AI is great to see, but I swear, if some fuckers decide to be doxxing or death-threat-sending assholes and we get the whole KDE situation again, I'm gonna crash out. I don't deny that KDE was harassed but it was i…